Superior Laundry Co. v. Rose

Appellee brought suit against the appellant, alleging in the first paragraph of his complaint that he had been employed by appellant as the driver of a laundry wagon, and that on January 8, 1920, ap*139pellant had discharged him, while indebted to him for $72.16 of wages, which appellant refused to pay. The answer was a general denial and plea of payment. The court instructed the jury that, if they found the allegations of the complaint to be true, appellee was entitled to recover, as damages, ten per cent, of the amount of wages due him for each day that payment was withheld after the wages…